OFF-WORLD NEWS UPDATE for December 2011

Keeping you up to date on all things Blade Runner.

Nikola Tamindzic on a Blade Runner binge, creating animated gifs, on his Tumblr page.

Lots of news to highlight for this month!

Alcon Producer Update on Blade Runner

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=85579

"Blade Runner 2" Announcement Coming Soon

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=23662

Rutger Hauer to participate in Blade Runner panel at Mad Monster Party to be held March 23-25 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/49469/rutger-hauer-added-mad-monster-party-30th-anniversary-blade-runner

Short trailer for a fictional 30th Anniversary release of Blade Runner in 3D.

LEGO!

• Interested in supporting a Blade Runner 'Spinner' LEGO model? Click HERE!
• Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, and Blade Runner LEGO Set concepts HERE.

Parodies:

• Scenes From A Multiverse, by Jonathan Rosenberg. Blade Runner parodies.

http://amultiverse.com/2011/12/12/gaffs-message/

http://amultiverse.com/2011/12/14/the-test/

http://amultiverse.com/2011/12/15/thighmaster/

http://amultiverse.com/2011/12/16/going-batty/

• Blade Runner parody from Saejin at his blog. http://saejinoh.blogspot.com/2011/12/harvest-59.html

Blade runner shot by shot

View more presentations from Rob McMinn

Articles:

• More Than Human: Blade Runner's Human/Replicant Debate

http://www.popsubculture.com/pop/bio_project/sub/more_than_human.html/

• Blade Runner: A Retrospective by Anthony Leong http://www.mediacircus.net/bladerunner.html

• "Blade Runner and Technology's Past Future" http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2011/12/tech-noir.cfm

• The Tyranny Of Perception: Ridley Scott's Blade Runner http://filmladd.com/?bladerunner

• The secrets of anamorphic Blade Runner

http://www.eoshd.com/content/6467/the-secrets-of-anamorphic-blade-runner

• Blade Runner, the Cool Twitter Kids and I, by Joseph B. Hewitt IV

http://working-as-designed.blogspot.com/2011/12/blade-runner-cool-twitter-kids-and-i.html

• The secrets of anamorphic Blade Runner

http://www.eoshd.com/content/6467/the-secrets-of-anamorphic-blade-runner

• Top 100 Cult Films

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/07/143296617/what-s-on-your-cult-film-list?sc=fb&cc=fp

• Films To Watch Before You Die #21 - Blade Runner (1982):

http://flickeringmyth.blogspot.com/2011/12/films-to-watch-before-you-die-21-blade.html

• Hermann & Audrey's look at Blade Runnerhttp://www.hermannaudrey.com/ridley-scott-blade-runner/

• Blade Runner Arthttp://lifeontwolegs.tumblr.com/post/14400688574/zoltanfriendly-blade-runner

PodCast:

• Film podcast from The Razzmatazz, where they talk about Harold and Kumar, Moneyballand Blade Runner. http://therazzmatazz.co.uk/2011/12/09/podcast-harold-and-kumar-moneyball-blade-runner-more/

Photos:

• Desktop tuned, ready for work!

http://twitter.com/#!/JaviStitch/status/143725610823458817/photo/1/large

• Photo: Silent Era on Flickr. The Gemini/Scorpio Blade Runner themed NYCC after party

• Dan Hipp's latest fake Tintin graphic novel, "Hunt for the Unicorn".

http://io9.com/5864864/if-tintin-starred-in-blade-runner-daryl-hannah-would-play-captain-haddock

• Photo: Blade Runner | Manhattan, New York © [Rafakoy] http://newdesignallthetime.tumblr.com/post/13929392443/blade-runner-manhattan-new-york-c-rafakoy

• Amazing Concept Art of a Blade Runner-ified Parishttp://io9.com/5831819/amazing-concept-art-of-a-blade-runner+ified-paris

• Blade Runner Screenprint http://joewilsonshop.bigcartel.com/product/blade-runner-super-limited-variant-edition

Music:

MEMORIA ~ Blade Runner: The Rock Project Introduction: LA 2019

"Blade Runner" by The God X.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=659724&songID=11264418&showPlayer=true

Misc.

'Blade Runner The Band' at the Christmas Covers party

http://twitpic.com/7unck9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut_eIjuSJ60

Blade Runner Whiskey Glass http://www.firebox.com/product/4346/Blade-Runner-Whiskey-Glass

Books:

• PKD's full Exegesis is finally being published

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/books/review/the-exegesis-of-philip-k-dick-edited-by-pamela-jackson-jonathan-lethem-and-erik-davis-book-review.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

• The Blue Dolphin Enterprises 1982 Official Blade Runner Sketchbook is now available to view ONLINE HERE!

Vid & Gifs:

• Blade Runner - SPINNER

http://animoto.com/play/hpLD4Ffan0W7yTO61i2gPQ

• Robot shows Blade Runner reality edging closer (video):

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/43384/robot-shows-blade-runner-reality-near

• A Blade Runner animated gif http://filmframe.tumblr.com/post/14357789678/blade-runner

Fratres for Cello and Blade Runner by Matt Broach.

Audio:

• New sample from srmusic, from their “Blade Runner” project

http://srmusic.tumblr.com/post/14864032930/new-sample-from-the-blade-runner-project

The Press is known for comparing a real world dystopian future with the movie Blade Runner. Here is one such recent example.

Reform, Human Capital and Our Nation As It Becomes Blade Runner's World in Real Time (Article HERE).

And here's some wishful thinking on my part. First, let me make myself clear, the following is NOT a fact. Again, it is WISHFUL THINKING on my part. BUT --- if it were to come true --- you can say you heard it here first. Would be absolutely awesome = Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to compose the score to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner sequel.

Link:

The Ultimate 233 Blade Runner Links. Happy New Year!

http://www.prisonerofthemind.net/2011/12/ultimate-233-blade-runner-links.html

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Have a better one!

~ Kipple